Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ ๕ ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີຫ້າ | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°24′22″N 103°34′06″E / 18.4061°N 103.5683°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Mekong River |
| Locale | Mueang Bueng Kan district, Bueng Kan Province Pakxan, Bolikhamxai Province |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Total length | 1300 meters |
| History | |
| Opened | April 2025 |
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The Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge[a] is a proposed highway bridge over the Mekong River that links the Bueng Kan Province of Thailand and Pakxan town, Bolikhamxai Province in Laos.[1][2][3] The project includes a 16 km four-lane road, namely a 12 km 
Highway 244 at Bueng Kan district, the 1.3 km Mekong Bridge Proper (two-lane) and a 2.8 km road in Laos.
Construction began in December 2021 and is expected to take three years.[4]
See also
[edit]- First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Notes
[edit]- ^ * Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ 5, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn mít.trā.pʰâːp tʰāj lāːw hɛ̀ŋ tʰîː hâː]
- Lao: ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີ 5, pronounced [kʰǔa̯ mīt.tā.pʰâːp láːw tʰáj hɛ̄ŋ tʰíː hȁː]
References
[edit]- ^ "Construction of the Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge to Prepare for the ASEAN Economic Community". Thai Government Public Relations Department. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "PM pushes for 5th, 6th Thai-Lao friendship bridges". MCOT Online News. MCOT Online News. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "5th Friendship Bridge in pipeline". TTR Weekly. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Bidding on Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge project scheduled for July". XINHUANET. June 27, 2020. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.